| Liverpool | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Martin Latka |
| DR | Daniel Agger | S1 | MD | David Dunn |
| S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard | S2 | MD | Neil Kilkenny |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| AM | Harry Kewell | | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| AM | Luis Garcia | | AM | Julian Gray |
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Fernando Morientes | | FD | Chris Sutton |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S3S1 | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| S2 | MD | Xabi Alonso | S2 | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| | | S3 | DR | Alex Bruce |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Steve Bruce |